How about giving GPs CPD points for a holiday? I can think of no better activity
Let me tell you about the cabinet of curiosities my brother, a former university biology professor, received as a retirement gift. One of the most…
Tag: Doctors’ health
‘We need space to keep you safe,’ say doctors in T-shirt protest
Emergency specialists at a major hospital in Adelaide wore the shirts to publicise ongoing staff shortages.
It’s more than burnout, it’s moral injury many doctors are experiencing
Doctors and healthcare professionals already face life-and-death decisions daily. But as multiple winter illnesses add pressure to a system already stretched by COVID-19, staff now…
Are we heading for a ‘Great GP Resignation’?
About 40 years ago, I shared lunch at a restaurant in London with our then federal Minister for Health. He asked me how I felt…
We must fix medicine’s culture of bullying and harassment: Medical Board of Australia
The medical profession has a long and proud history of altruism, professionalism and personal sacrifice in the service of the community. The past couple of…
‘I’m so tired of work, I fleetingly hope for mild COVID-19 – and a week off’
The irony is not lost on me that it was today, the annual Crazy Socks 4 Docs day, that I found myself sobbing in the shower at…
Doctors on night shifts need time for power naps, conference told
A UK anaesthetist has called on medical regulators to pay greater attention to doctors' fatigue, in the wake of a trainee's fatal car accident.
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Three in four GPs losing love for the job: AusDoc survey
Many of the 500 respondents said the pandemic had dampened their enthusiasm for being a GP.
Doctor’s black socks send powerful message on Crazy Socks 4 Docs day
Medics around the world showed off their footwear to raise awareness of doctors' mental health a part of the annual event on 3 June.
Does a doctor’s personality up their risk of being sued?
Medics who are 'agreeable' - kind, considerate and forgiving – are less likely to face medical negligence claims, Australian research suggests.
